Resurrecting the First American West

Dear Sir

I think in some letter from you since I was in Virginia you informed me that you had received the money due me on my Judgment against Conought, I will thank you (if convenient to do so) that you pay that, or any other money you may have received for me to John who is this far on his way to Baltimore, and tells me that he intends by your house, perhaps W. Flood may have paid if he has I do not mean that the money received of him or any other Grant money that may have been received be paid to John, I had rather not bring any grant money to this Country- I some time agoe received a letter from Mr Tucker, he tells me that he did not believe our suits agst the W Kaye would be determined, untill the court of appeals made their decree in the suit Green agst [us?] - have you heard how that suit goes on- pray write to W Hay, reminding him that he pay attention, I would be glad to know whether M^r Tucker will attend in Richmond on the trial of that suit- I have great - great - confidence in him - and he writes to me and not another of our attorneys have ever done so - but they all promised that they would do so: perhaps that will do - or they think so - all the information I get respecting our suits is from W Tucker and yourself - their were was a suit in Frederick against the Exrs of Col. P. Pendleton. I understand the Exrs intended to enjoin, how does that suit go on - what has W. Dangerfield done with the Potomack plantation- and the suits in Hampshire,

I should be pleased to hear that the embrgo had not affected much - I suppose ^it has a little- I heard that you had made a very fine crop of wheat the harvest preceding the embargo, and I was thinking you could not have got the flour to market before the embargo took place - I have 20 or 30.000 w^t Tobacco which I would gladly sell, the price is rather better lately, but still too low - if I could have sold that for $2 I should not have wanted money, but should ^you have made use of any money you may have received for me, and it will put you to any inconvenience in paying it over to John - I can without inconvenience wait, and had rather do so- than put you to any trouble in collecting the money - I give you more trouble than I would wish to do - but it seems that I ^can't well do otherwise- every thing in this Country made by a farmer seems to be very low - Corn 1/6 P[er] Bu[shel] - Wheat 3/. Pork $3- beef 15/ in summer and fall- in winter higher - hemp $5. - great complaints of the scarcity of money - and the embargo serves as an excuse for not paying debts - we

We have not heard from you for a long time- I hope you are all well - your sister Nancy desire their love to Mrs Hite, Miss Nelly and all the Children- and to yourself - and as loves is afloat I wish you all to accept mine - none presents it more sincerely - with my respects and best wishes to Mrs Maury, I had heard she was Mrs Hay, but have since heard it contradicted ~

Your affectionate Jona: Clark

Fresh Spring - April 2^d 1809

In a letter I received some time agoe from you in which you mentioned that an offer of two hundred dollars had been made for about thirty nine acres of land belonging to the Grantees, lying in Berkley and joining John Rees Levington Daniel &c I have always asked [pound symbol]80. for the land, but the persons from whom I expected to get it, I believe is too poor to raise the money. I think if the person who wants the land will lodge $200 dollars in your hands, I will on your giving me such notice send the deed. it is but an indifferent stony piece with no fence or timber, and joins no person that is able to pay, except Adam Livingston - In your last letter you inform me that you had been make purchases of land joining you, and that the use of the money in your hands would be convenient to you for a while, you may rest assured that I was pleased to hear that you had made the purchase, as I suppose it was very convenient to you to own the land, and as to the use of the money, it is very conve= =nient to me to let it remain in your hands, and it give me real pleasure to have it in my power to do so - perhaps some other money may be collected. please make use of any money belonging to me which may come to your hands. I do not think3 I shall want it before you will be ready to replace it - There are some bonds in your hands which if not paid I think suit had best be brought directly to November Court - to wit Thomas Williams, [words cut off]] William Vanaught- Larimore- Hedge and and one Johnston who was a tenant in Hampshire about two years agoe. unless he is still a tenant and make some payment, as to James W Danold I suppose I have waited with him untill I shall loose the debt, I would sue him if I thought I could get any thing by doing so, I wish you would ask Major Holmes if their would be any chance of his securing it by giving time. I think if it could be done the Major would undertake to do it for me ~ among the bonds sent you is one of Cap^t Songs he has promised to pay this fall. I have likewise sent an order from Colonel Booth on his son William which has not been paid. indeed I never asked William as I knew he got a very little money on the southern expedition, and the money was to be paid on his return the Colonel intended to have paid himself before I left Virginia, but met with a desappointment in gitting money this was for grant money which he received for me. I had the money to pay the grantees, the colonel must pay Interest - I have annexed

In a letter I received some time agoe from you in which you mentioned that an offer of two hundred dollars had been made for about thirty nine acres of land belonging to the Grantees, lying in Berkley and joining John Rees Levington Daniel &c I have always asked [pound symbol]80. for the land, but the persons from whom I expected to get it, I believe is too poor to raise the money. I think if the person who wants the land will lodge $200 dollars in your hands, I will on your giving me such notice send the deed. it is but an indifferent stony piece with no fence or timber, and joins no person that is able to pay, except Adam Livingston - In your last letter you inform me that you had been make purchases of land joining you, and that the use of the money in your hands would be convenient to you for a while, you may rest assured that I was pleased to hear that you had made the purchase, as I suppose it was very convenient to you to own the land, and as to the use of the money, it is very conve= =nient to me to let it remain in your hands, and it give me real pleasure to have it in my power to do so - perhaps some other money may be collected. please make use of any money belonging to me which may come to your hands. I do not think3 I shall want it before you will be ready to replace it - There are some bonds in your hands which if not paid I think suit had best be brought directly to November Court - to wit Thomas Williams, [words cut off]] William Vanaught- Larimore- Hedge and and one Johnston who was a tenant in Hampshire about two years agoe. unless he is still a tenant and make some payment, as to James W Danold I suppose I have waited with him untill I shall loose the debt, I would sue him if I thought I could get any thing by doing so, I wish you would ask Major Holmes if their would be any chance of his securing it by giving time. I think if it could be done the Major would undertake to do it for me ~ among the bonds sent you is one of Cap^t Songs he has promised to pay this fall. I have likewise sent an order from Colonel Booth on his son William which has not been paid. indeed I never asked William as I knew he got a very little money on the southern expedition, and the money was to be paid on his return the Colonel intended to have paid himself before I left Virginia, but met with a desappointment in gitting money this was for grant money which he received for me. I had the money to pay the grantees, the colonel must pay Interest - I have annexed